Upgrading my MBP

i'm planning to upgrademy macbook pro 6,1. processor 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5, Memory 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3.
I've bought a pair of 4GB ram and i dont know how to upgrade my hard drive because i see loads of different brands.
here's what i wanted to buy, please let me know whats good and bad because im not good at this.
DIY KIT: 1.0TB 5400RPM HD for MacBook, MacBook Pro (or PC Notebook)+OWC Express 2.5" Enclosure Kit
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Samsung/YHNM101MBB/
or
750GB Momentus XT Solid State Hybrid Hard Disk Drive
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Seagate/ST750LX003/
and
120GB 2.5" OWC Solid State Drive, OWC Data Doubler, OWC 5 Piece Toolkit
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/DDMBSSD120/
OCZ  Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120GB SATA 6Gb/s  VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G 2.5" Solid State Drive (SSD)with up to  550MB/s read and  75k IOPS write
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W7D6RQ?ie=UTF8&tag=techfdinne-20&creativeAS IN=B004W7D6RQ
and can somebody please explain what this is and what should i buy? please. THANK YOU GUYS!

i've looked at a few OCZ and this is what i found. let me know if ive got the wrong hardware
im planning to get these.
is this going to fit?
OWC Data Doubler Optical Bay Hard Drive/SSD Mounting Solution for select Apple Laptop Models
http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Technololgy-Vertex-Series-2-5-Inch/dp/B001NPCTBY
http://www.amazon.com/Vertex-240GB-OCZSSD2-2VTXE240G-Solid-Drive/dp/B003NE5JCY/r ef=dp_cp_ob_e_title_1

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